Lying on the bed, after taking the Sangu Dan, Zhao Ran felt a heat rising from his belly, and then spread throughout his limbs and veins. At first, he felt as warm as if he were immersed in hot water. Soon after, the heat turned into Strands of hairsprings keep wandering around the whole body without any rules, making people feel numb and itchy. This is the state of scattered bones.
Zhao Ran didn¡¯t know what the so-called ¡°root bone¡± meant at first, but he finally understood it after receiving the guidance of Zhu Qigu, Pei Zhongze, and even the explanation of Yuan Yangbin, the great alchemist who now presides over the altar. The root bone is the human body, not only the bones, but the whole body in general. Whether there is a bone or not means whether the appearance is in line with the way of heaven. So what is considered to be in line with heaven? According to the Taoist point of view, it is to be in harmony with heaven and be able to accommodate the ubiquitous "qi" in the world.
For example, whether there are characteristics such as "clear, strange, ancient, and strange" in the face, such as whether there are "three pupils" in the eyes, or whether the finger joints coincide with the Big Dipper, etc. These characteristics are all body characteristics that have been summarized in the Taoist cultivation world for thousands of years and are suitable for practice. Without these characteristics, the effect of absorbing "Qi" will be extremely poor, or even completely incompatible with "Qi". Zhao Ran has already I had a profound experience when I was at Wujiyuan.
To put it bluntly, Zhao Ran is an extremely ordinary mortal. His body shape is not weird at all, his divine temperament is completely mediocre, his skin and frame are too common, and he is a typical layman. If you want to enter the threshold of cultivation, you must break up the body frame and wait for it to grow again - as for whether the growth meets the standard, it all depends on luck.
Although itching was unbearable, Zhao Ran still tried his best to endure it and did not dare to move at all - if he couldn't help but move a little, it would probably cause the bones to fail. Failure at this time would probably bring serious consequences of paralysis of the whole body.
Speaking of which, the importance of the Ascension Altar is reflected here. Within the scope of the power of the Altar, people will feel a powerful oppressive force, which will be accompanied by various additional effects that paralyze the will and make people obey. , thereby greatly reducing the perception of pain.
Zhao Ran suffered in this numb and itchy state for nearly two hours. Gradually, his limbs and whole body began to feel weak and weak, as if his body no longer belonged to him. I don't know how long it took, but the soreness and numbness suddenly turned into severe pain. Waves of pain came from the inside out, from the depths of the bones, impacting the entire body. Zhao Ran knew that this was the beginning of bone regrowth, and he was getting better. Fa gritted his teeth and dared not move.
Of course, this "growth" is not that "growth", it is not a person growing from an infant to an adult, nor is the bones and skin growing from small to large, but the process of realigning and reuniting the scattered bones and skin. Zhao Ran fell into coma and woke up from pain in such pain, then fell into coma again and woke up from pain again.
It wasn¡¯t until I woke up again the next day that the painful bone-setting process was finally over.
Zhao Ran felt exhausted and haggard both physically and mentally. Just when he was wondering how effective it would be, Jin Tengen had already reached out and handed over a pill, which was Yangxin Pill. After taking the Yangxin Pill, he closed his eyes and rested for a while. He felt that his energy had recovered a lot, and then he got up from the bed.
Looking around, he saw that including himself, there were people sitting on the six beds. Only Yu Zhiyuan's bed was empty. The great alchemist Yuan Yangbin and the other three Huang Guan were also missing. Only Jin Tengen was still in the hall.
Jin Tengen coughed, cleared his throat, and said: "Everyone has woken up, so I will keep the story short. Among the seven of you, only Wujiyuan has successfully set bones in Zhiyuan, and has left with Master Yuanda"
As soon as these words came out, Zhao Ran was immediately frustrated. No matter who is told that after such a painful day, he still has no chance to practice, it will be difficult to accept, not only Zhao Ran, but also everyone else.
After a pause, Jin Teng'en continued: "Well, this is indeed a pity, but you must not get back up from this. You must know that the most important thing in practicing Taoism is the law of fate. The so-called gain is my luck, and the loss is my fate. No matter the gain or loss, it is all in line. Naturally, this is the true meaning of Taoism. Furthermore, it is not clear in one day whether the root bones have been straightened after the bones have been scattered. There are also many senior practitioners in our Taoist sect who did not straighten the root bones on the spot, but gradually found their roots later. Bones, so the opportunity for you is not cut off. Now I will teach you a set of methods to enter tranquility. If you practice more diligently in the future, maybe you will have a bone gradually. Even if there is really no chance. , you can also benefit a lot if you often enter tranquility through this method.¡±
The last two sentences actually made the atmosphere in the hall a little more lively. If what Jin Teng'en said is true, then at least theoretically hope still exists. Maybe at some point, his roots will be revealed. No matter how likely this hope is, having hope is better than having no hope, so everyone is also very interested in the static skills they will learn next. At that moment, Jin Tengen taught him a set of meditation techniques, which were the most basic ones that Zhao Ran had learned from Tong Lao in Wujiyuan.
After Jin Tengen finished teaching the Jing Gong, Zhao Ran was a little unwilling and asked: "Uncle Jin, if I am my nephew, I am taking a bone-sparing pill. I don't know if it will have any effect?"
Jin Tengen was silent for a moment and said: "Martial Nephew Zhao, I know that you and Yu Zhiyuan belong to the same hospital, but his example cannot be used as a reference. There is not one person in the Taoist school who can get a chance like him after taking the Sangu Dan for the third time. You may not know that the coffins have been prepared in advance for the last time and this time that Senior Nephew Yu Zhiyuan attended the door-raising ceremony"
The six losers were dejected and returned to their residences. Each of them felt very unwilling and entered tranquility according to the method taught by Jin Teng'en. Zhao Ran is not exempt from vulgarity and is also included in this list.
But after trying it once, he had no choice but to admit that he had indeed failed. No matter how hard he tried, he could not absorb "Qi" into the sea of ??qi, and the door to cultivation was still not open to him. However, he quickly came out of his depressed mood, because at least he had another hope - waiting for his promotion in the Taoist sect.
In Zhao Ran¡¯s original plan, Zhu Qigu was his main public relations target. Perhaps this is a bit too utilitarian, but as an ordinary layman without any background, this kind of utilitarianism is an inevitable choice. That's why he would try his best to fawn over Zhu Qigu and use all his strength to please Zhu Qigu and seek Zhu Qigu's favor. In fact, he did it. He and Zhu Qigu became siblings with different surnames, and thus indirectly joined the circle of people of the great alchemist Chu Yangcheng. Important figures in this circle also include Tong Laotong Baimei and the fourth senior brother in black. Chang Wanzhen, and the other two second senior brothers and third senior brothers who have not yet met.
"It's just that the plan couldn't keep up with the changes. Chu Yangcheng was seriously injured. All the important people Zhao Ran could rely on went to southern Xinjiang with him. He didn't know when he would be able to return to Sichuan. This result made him quite depressed. For a long time to come, he would not be able to rely on this network of thick-legged people.
" And Yu Zhiyuan's success in straightening his bones made Zhao Ran feel extremely complicated. Being able to cross the threshold of cultivation and enter the world of cultivation is of course a great thing for Zhiyuan. But for Zhao Ran, it is difficult to judge whether it is beneficial or not. The threshold for spiritual practice is too high. The inside and the outside are completely two worlds. Zhao Ran is not sure whether Yu Zhiyuan, who has become a monk, will still be interested in continuing to be friends with a layman like him.
Furthermore, even if Yu Zhiyuan still cares about his old relationship, he doesn't have much hope as to whether he will still have the energy and interest to stand up for his trivial matters. Taking a step back, even if Yu Zhiyuan is willing to stand up for him, he should not have any expectations in the foreseeable few years - he has to practice, and it is too late day and night. Who has time to continue talking about books with you as usual? painting?
Zhao Ran suddenly discovered that during this trip to Baima Mountain, he had inexplicably lost two backers! At this moment, he was extremely eager to return to Wujiyuan immediately. At least it was the place Zhao Ran was most familiar with and where he had the deepest roots.
Zhao Ran immediately took action. He took stock of the property he had obtained from "going deep behind enemy lines" and regained some confidence in his heart. He was prepared to pay for blood in exchange for documents from the Taoist sect that agreed to his return to Wujiyuan.
But in fact, Zhao Ran didn¡¯t spend even a tael of money. When he made the request, the Daomen¡¯s dispatch office in Ye Xueguan didn¡¯t find out his transfer order at all, and Mr. Tong didn¡¯t go through the dispatch procedures for him at all!
Well, Zhao Ran can now go back and forth from wherever he came, but he is not happy at all - his trip to Baima Mountain was in vain. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian.com () to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users please go to m. to read.)
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